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tours: guided tours from start of May to the end of November
admission cost: from US$30.00 (included in price of tour) and must be booked in advance
website: philipjohnsonglasshouse.orggetting there:
Tours begin at the Visitor Center located at 199 Elm Street in downtown New Canaan, CT. The center is conveniently located across from the New Canaan train station. Visitors are transported from the Visitor Center to the Glass House site in a shuttle van – approximately a 10-minute drive.
Guests are encouraged to arrive early for their tour allowing ample time to browse the products in the museum store and to view the video exhibition and Oral History Project films, which are currently on display.
Please note:
* All visitors are encouraged to check-in at the Visitor Center 20 minutes prior to tour departure.
* Tours include a ¾-mile outdoor walk across some uneven terrain. Visitors are advised to wear comfortable shoes and attire as all tours will take place rain or shine.

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dimensions: 56 feet (17 m) long, 32 feet (9.8 m) wide and 10½ feet high.
The kitchen, dining and sleeping areas were all in one glass-enclosed room, which Johnson initially lived in, together with the brick guest house (later the glass-walled building was only used for entertaining).[6] The exterior sides of the Glass House are charcoal-painted steel and glass. The brick floor is about 10 inches above the ground. The interior is open with the space divided by low walnut cabinets; a brick cylinder contains the bathroom and is the only object to reach floor to ceiling.